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I think it's hilarious that Chinese Culture is put under the PRC instead of the ROC since Mao and the PRC did everything they could to destroy Chinese culture while the ROC has done whatever it can to preserve it. Oh well. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 167.88.201.100 (talk) 19:25, 20 April 2009 (UTC) When was the last time a child in the PRC studied Confucius? I know kids in the ROC are still made to study the Analects. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 167.88.201.100 (talk) 19:27, 20 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This template should focus on the post-1949 People's Republic. And there should be a separate {{China topics}}. 218.250.143.16 (talk) 14:41, 7 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure why we have to click on "show" 6 times to see all - we should not add obstacles/steps for our readers to derive serviceable information from templates. I believe the original style is best for our readers while at the same time not highlighting only a few articles of many.Moxy (talk) 01:24, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

• "Not sure why we have to click on "show" 6 times to see all..." – probably because there are that many (too many?) links in the template. But it's possible to set the template to display everything – why not give it a try and see how people respond..? CsDix (talk) 06:05, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

To see all the links we have to click on "show" 6 times - I guess we could display everything but then two whys? - Why the sub section if there point is useless if un-collapsed all the time and why not make (leave it as is) to make it like the majority of all other templates of its kind and the rest of Wikipedia. Style preference over stander format and user functionality should never be the outcome. Is the point to highlight just a few main articles?Moxy (talk) 06:12, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

My impression is that the collapsible sections allow flexibility – a way to have a lot of links to hand without that feeling like information overload, i.e. without the template filling much of the window/screen, or, when the article including the template is on the short side, without the template's uncollapsed size appearing out-of-proportion with the rest of the article. At the same time, I do see your point – hence my suggestion that perhaps these templates are carrying too many links. And perhaps the (other) point is to highlight links to articles taken to be immediately related or relevant, at least on first sight, especially when there are many other links in the template. CsDix (talk) 08:24, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I am not sure what your saying. As the current version is larger and has more coding, thus takes longer to load and takes up much more space on the page. The current version also maks us have to click show many times to see all the links - Lets look at 2 versions....one is smaller in coding and presentation much more user friendly. Is the point to highlight just a few main articles or should the template present all the links in a neutral manner (meaning all the same size and font)Moxy (talk) 16:37, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

thanks. ---Sm8900 (talk) 🌍 05:29, 28 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I've reorganized the historical periods to align with standard Chinese historiography. "Middle Ages", "Early Modern", and "Late Modern" are terms from European historiography that don't transfer well to the Chinese context. I also removed most of the links save to specific dynasties and more recent events. It makes more sense for readers to navigate to the article on the appropriate time period of Chinese history to learn about relevant events, as is done in other templates. SilverStar54 (talk) 20:42, 3 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

 Thanks Moxy- 20:43, 3 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]